metal pole
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metal
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈmet.əl/us/ˈmet̬.əl/
a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, that is generally hard and strong, and through which electricity and heat ...
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pole
noun[C]
uk/pəʊl/us/poʊl/
a long, thin stick of wood or metal, often used standing straight up in the ground to ...
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(Definition ofmetalandpolefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Carrying the name of the bridge, the new span was a simple bridge withmetalpolerailings, bare in design.
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Though this was badly damaged in a storm, with the top of the tree falling down, it was re-erected using ametalpoleand concrete.
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The equipment consists of a stationarymetalpole, from which is hung a volleyball from a rope, or tether.
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The original lattice guardrails remain on the sidewalk, albeit with ametalpolewelded above them.
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In 1880 the lighthouse service installed a new light atop ametalpolein a protective cage.
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His hands were injured when he was fending off a robber to help the robbed lady; his right hand was hit by ametalpole.
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The station owner mounted the antenna on ametalpoleand broadcast for several hours to preserve the station's license.
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The installation of steel plant came boost the local economy even more, forming ametalpole-mechanical, with a view to verticalize the local mineral production.
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A side arm is ametalpolebolted to the instrument with a clamp on the end.
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Too heavy to be supported by thin wires, the model was sometimes fixed to ametalpole, which was concealed from the camera's view by the filming angle.
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One part of the sculpture is a thinmetalpolewhich stretched up at an angle and has a large elliptical loop attached at its apex.
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Spencer runs off and tries to look around, but when he drops a largemetalpolehe alerts the djinn, who has already arrived, to his location.
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We could also make progress by something as simple as the sharing of single metal poles.
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In addition, there were 32,800 metal poles in completion of an order placed in 1947 when timber supplies were precarious.
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It should be pointed out that these signs are fixed on metal poles, and it is desirable to mention the number of poles within a comparatively short area.
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The fishermen bang metal poles in the water in order to frighten and therefore guide noise-sensitive dolphins toward the shore.
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